Even with the nutrition provided by zooxanthallae, the process of building a reef is slow. Branching species ... In addition, breaking waves limit coral diversity to only a few species that ...

The reef would provide a place for coral and fish to propagate ... A shallow reef will cause waves to shoal, or slow down, change wave height and shorten wave length, he said.

A new survey of five Florida Keys' coral reefs shows extensive damage from a long-lasting and severe marine heat wave last year. Why it matters: Corals are havens for biodiversity, providing ...

Coral reefs provide an important ecosystem for life underwater, protect coastal areas by reducing the power of waves hitting the coast, and provide a crucial source of income for millions of people.

Comparing wave-driven flow, based on conditions measured over P. compressa reefs in Hawaii, with unidirectional flow of the same mean velocity, we found that peak shear stresses along coral surfaces ...

Researchers are studying coral-dwelling creatures to develop new drugs. And reefs act as breakwaters to reduce the destructive power of storm waves to protect coastal cities like Miami ...

John "Charlie" Veron -- widely known as "The Godfather of Coral ... waves caused by climate change resulted in mass bleaching, which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef ...

It each case, the offshore waves were big and their impact was significant, he said. He and his crew are planning one last trip to the offshore reef sites next month and to assess whether this ...

Strong waves from a storm have a lower impact on coastlines if surges first encounter coral reefs to absorb the full force, which weakens waves. Waves splashing over the reef at sunrise on ...

Scientists from the University of Sydney tracked 462 coral colonies at the reef’s One Tree Island over the course of five months last year, beginning at the heat wave’s peak in early February.